Big Block Power

Tonight was a dynamic lower body day. Our schedule got a little screwed up, but I'm just going in order of upper/lower body and not really too worried about the day of the week. Here's what got done tonight:

WARM UP:

Stretches

BACK SQUAT:

95lb x5

BACK SQUATS:

115lb x3

(145lb x2) 10x

DEADS:

(185lb x2) 5x

ACCESSORY:

LANDMINE SQUATS: (total weight of bar + plate)

(70lb x10) 3x

••••••••••

I really liked the landmines. It was the first time I've ever done them. I'd like to try and go heavier with them, so I think I'll keep them in rotation for a while. 

The squats felt OK. My knee popped pretty good on the first set so I wasn't sure how they would go, but it didn't seem to give me any issue after that. 

Frankie and I were talking about how I tend to rush the squats and my form falls apart. He told me to slow down and create power like a big block. I understood exactly what he meant, and it stuck in my head. So that's my new cue to myself when I get too rushy-rush - be a big block. I'm not some jumpy little Subaru drifting through corners. I'm a friggin old school big block Mopar powering through weight.

At the end of it all, I feel pretty good, fairly encouraged, and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow.